Lebanon returns 37 stolen Pharaonic treasures to Egypt

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Lebanon has returned 37 stolen Pharaonic artifacts to Egypt in a ceremony at the National Museum of Beirut. The handover, six years after the illicit shipment was intercepted at the Port of Beirut, was officiated by Lebanese Minister of Culture Ghassan Salamé and Egypt's ambassador Alaa Moussa.

Six years after border agents intercepted an illicit shipment at the Port of Beirut, 37 ancient Egyptian artifacts are finally heading home. In a ceremony at the National Museum of Beirut, Lebanese Minister of Culture Ghassan Salamé formally restored the stolen relics to Egypt’s outgoing ambassador Alaa Moussa—framing the historic handover as both a victory … The post Lebanon returns 37 stolen Pharaonic treasures to Egypt appeared first on Egypt Independent.